PMID- 29732461 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 2522-0136 (Electronic) IS - 2522-0128 (Print) VI - 1 IP - 1 DP - 2018 Mar TI - Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF)/Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites for Energy Storage and Conversion. PG - 185-192 LID - 10.1007/s42114-017-0002-5 [doi] AB - Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)/Polyacrilonitrile (PAN)/Multiwalled nanotubes functionalized COOH (MWNT-COOH) nanocomposites with different contents of MWNTs were fabricated by using electrospinning and solution cast methods. The interaction of the MWNTs with the polymer blend was confirmed by a Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy study. The dispersion of the MWNTs in the polymer blend was studied by scanning electron microscopy. The impedance and electrical conductivity of PVDF-PAN/CNTs in a wide frequency range at different temperatures have been studied. The effect of the concentration of the filler on the conductivity of the polymer composite was discussed. Nanocomposites based on PVDF/PAN and MWNTs as filler, show a significant enhancement in the electrical conductivity as a function of temperature. FAU - Aqeel, Salem M AU - Aqeel SM AD - Chemistry Department, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, 70125, United States. AD - Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Science, Thamar University, P. O. Box 87246, Thamar, Yemen. FAU - Huang, Zhongyuan AU - Huang Z AD - Chemistry Department, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, 70125, United States. AD - College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, 464000, China. FAU - Walton, Jonathan AU - Walton J AD - Department of Physics and Engineering, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD 21532-2303, United States. FAU - Baker, Christopher AU - Baker C AD - Department of Physics and Engineering, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD 21532-2303, United States. FAU - Falkner, D'Lauren AU - Falkner D AD - Chemistry Department, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, 70125, United States. FAU - Liu, Zhen AU - Liu Z AD - Department of Physics and Engineering, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD 21532-2303, United States. FAU - Wang, Zhe AU - Wang Z AD - Chemistry Department, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, 70125, United States. LA - eng GR - G12 MD007595/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States GR - UL1 GM118967/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170925 PL - Switzerland TA - Adv Compos Hybrid Mater JT - Advanced composites and hybrid materials JID - 101713679 PMC - PMC5931404 MID - NIHMS908817 EDAT- 2018/05/08 06:00 MHDA- 2018/05/08 06:01 PMCR- 2019/03/01 CRDT- 2018/05/08 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/08 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/05/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/05/08 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s42114-017-0002-5 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Adv Compos Hybrid Mater. 2018 Mar;1(1):185-192. doi: 10.1007/s42114-017-0002-5. Epub 2017 Sep 25.